Example sentences of "her [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another ‘ scholarship girl ’ was shamefully treated by the rest of us because of her ( very slight ) Cockney accent , her generally ‘ non-U ’ turns of phrase , and her inability to deal with the simpler points of etiquette , whether at table or in the classroom . |
| 2 | Japan was not unique in the problems faced by her rural population , but her attempts to search for an external outlet for domestic discontent were unusually vigorous . |
| 3 | After all , I ca n't see a girl like you giving up her freedom to live in a squalid little room above a shop — and , believe me , without help Peter certainly ca n't afford anything else . ’ |
| 4 | In sudden abandon she allowed her arms to creep up round his neck , her fingers to sink into the short hair at the back of his head while at the same time parting her lips and welcoming the exciting exploration of his tongue . |
| 5 | ‘ A hussy from the city who peroxided her hair to look like a good Aryan . ’ |
| 6 | Betty was here out of the kindness of her heart to minister to a wounded human being . |
| 7 | The duchess may have discussed her plans to step into the political arena when she had dinner with her private secretary Jane Ambler and two mystery male companions the previous evening . |
| 8 | She used passionate verbs such as ‘ adore ’ and ‘ detest ’ , as if she wished to proclaim her readiness to fight for every one of those five strokes , for every one of those five points . |
| 9 | ‘ It had always been her ambition to go to the Holy Land and so when I arranged the trip I told her ‘ Right , now you 're going ’ . |
| 10 | Lying on her back and deftly working upwards through the small mottle-leaved bushes , she allowed her mind to drift towards the recent past . |
| 11 | Cleo turned and craned her neck to take in the massive black pile rising behind them . |
| 12 | He was imprisoned up there , beneath the lead roof , ’ Lucenzo said , pulling her close , his head against hers as she craned her neck to look at the pink and white Doges ' Palace . |
| 13 | Mrs Kinnock , 47 , last month announced her intention to stand for the 1994 European Parliament elections in the South East Wales constituency . |
| 14 | Within minutes of the result being known , Mrs Thatcher ( still in Paris ) had announced her intention to stand in the second ballot and Hurd , with her in Paris , had declared that she continued to have his full support . |
| 15 | Walking slowly , she allowed her eyes to roam over the seated lunchers , hoping to catch sight of Suzie 's dark curls , but although once or twice her heart leapt to her mouth in anticipation of discovery she was finally forced to admit defeat . |
| 16 | For a moment she stood in the doorway , allowing her eyes to adjust to the gloomy interior . |
| 17 | ‘ But it 's true , ’ she said aloud , forcing her eyes to focus on the middle distance . |
| 18 | But she shut up and lay back forcing her eyes to focus on the two groups of men in their different coloured shirts battling for the ball . |
| 19 | She could hardly bear to be contradicted , and no good mother , in my mother 's view , would send her child to stay with a daft person . |
| 20 | Dana sulked because Roman had thwarted her plan to sit in the front passenger seat , and Claudia , conscious of her twin 's glowering presence , could n't find anything to say . |
| 21 | He had turned her body to fire with a few practised touches out there and now he expected her to forget all that had happened , stand beside him and discuss the garden as if nothing in the world had just occurred . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's part of the adventure , ’ Carrie 's mother had said , and not just to cheer them up : it was her nature to look on the bright side . |
| 23 | ‘ You think not ? ’ he murmured , watching her efforts to escape with the lazy , slightly curious air of the predator who knew his victim was helpless . |
| 24 | Tom Fish looked back over his shoulder with a grin and a wink for his friends as his hand slid down the curve of her back to rest on the plump roundness of her buttocks . |
| 25 | It was her habit to hide behind a nearby oak tree until dark , leap out and catch children in the vicinity , and then devour them . |
| 26 | The mother told her daughter to get on a top bunk . |
| 27 | Preferring detente to confrontation , she resisted the pressure from some of her advisers to enter into an offensive alliance with her co-religionists , and in general her policies were conditioned more by political pragmatism than religious zeal . |
| 28 | Changing the subject quickly , I wondered how great an inspiration she had been to all those women out there in their 40s who lacked her drive to embark on a new career . |
| 29 | As she lifted her hand to knock on the open door to signal her return , she heard Mrs Browning 's light , high voice say , ‘ I am tired of her , Robert , truly I am . |
| 30 | Beth still saw it as her duty to provide for the old man , though he rarely ate anything she prepared . |